--- title: "Pakistan receives $1.7 billion in foreign loans and assistance in July and August 2026" description: "Most outlets reported Pakistan’s receipt of $1.7 billion in foreign loans and financial assistance during July and August 2026, with several noting a 23.6–24% increase compared to the same period the previous year. Dawn and ProPakistani explicitly mentioned the percentage rise, while Profit provided a breakdown of the sources, including bilateral, multilateral, and budgetary support. Abb Takk News and 24 News HD framed the total as foreign financing or foreign loans, without specifying the increase." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/10040-pakistan-secures-1-7bn-in-foreign-financing-during-first-two site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Pakistan receives $1.7 billion in foreign loans and assistance in July and August 2026 business · updated 23 Sep 2026, 12:12 PM PKT · 22–23 Sep 2026 · 5 articles from 5 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 5 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported Pakistan’s receipt of $1.7 billion in foreign loans and financial assistance during July and August 2026, with several noting a 23.6–24% increase compared to the same period the previous year. Dawn and ProPakistani explicitly mentioned the percentage rise, while Profit provided a breakdown of the sources, including bilateral, multilateral, and budgetary support. Abb Takk News and 24 News HD framed the total as foreign financing or foreign loans, without specifying the increase. ## Same story from 5 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **ProPakistani** — [Foreign Loans Jump 24% to $1.7 Billion in Jul-Aug 2026](https://propakistani.pk/2026/09/23/foreign-loans-jump-24-to-1-7-billion-in-jul-aug-2026/) · 23 Sep 2026, 12:12 PM PKT > Foreign economic assistance inflows to Pakistan rose 24 percent to $1.7 billion during the first two months of fiscal year… Read More - **Dawn** — [Foreign loan inflows rise 24pc in July-August](https://www.dawn.com/news/2031968/foreign-loan-inflows-rise-24pc-in-july-august) · 23 Sep 2026, 7:56 AM PKT · 85% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD: As the government resumed commercial borrowing, foreign economic assistance (FEA) inflows to Pakistan rose nearly a quarter to $1.7 billion during July-August 2026-27. Total inflows (excluding the International Monetary Fund), both loans and grants, in the 2MFY27 amounted to $1.703bn, up from $1.377bn in the comparable period last year, an increase of 24pc. Inflows in August alone am... - **Profit** — [Pakistan receives $1.7 billion in foreign loans, grants in July-August](https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2026/09/23/pakistan-receives-dollar17-billion-in-foreign-loans-grants-in-july-august) · 23 Sep 2026, 7:32 AM PKT · 73% identical wording to the newest filing > Budgetary support accounts for $929.76 million as bilateral and multilateral inflows reach $626.16 million; August receipts rise to $626.19 million - **Abb Takk News** — [Pakistan secures $1.7bn in foreign financing during first two months of FY2026-27](https://abbtakk.tv/pakistan-secures-1-7bn-in-foreign-financing-during-first-two-months-of-fy2026-27/) · 22 Sep 2026, 9:22 PM PKT · 82% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD: Pakistan received around $1.7 billion in foreign loans and financial assistance during July and August 2026, marking a 23.6% increase compared with the $1.37 billion secured during the same period last year. Data on federal government borrowing showed that the amount was equivalent to approximately Rs476 billion, compared with... - **24 News HD** — [Pakistan borrows $1.7b in foreign loans in July and August 2026](https://www.24newshd.tv/22-Sep-2026/pakistan-borrows-dollar-1-7b-foreign-loans-july-august-2026) · 22 Sep 2026, 7:16 PM PKT · 77% identical wording to the newest filing > Pakistan received $1. ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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